There is no more dangerous or disgusting habit than that of celebrating Christmas before it comes, as I am doing in this article. It is the very essence of a festival that it...

Maria and George are in a struggling, mundane relationship. As Valentine's Day comes around, Maria recalls the previous year's horrendous attempt, or lack thereof, that George...

The Time Machine was the first of a number of these imaginative literary inventions. First published in 1895, the novel follows the adventures of a hypothetical Time Traveller who...

Katrina took a sip of brandy from her glass and watched closely as Brad, her babysitter of choice, kept on pretending to be watching the movie. But from the look of things, it...

Though Tristram is always present as narrator and commentator, the book contains little of his life, only the story of a trip through France and accounts of the four comical...

The master of raunchy writing has crafted another tale of sex and romance, this time set on a cruise ship. For the first part of the story, there is more of the latter and only...

Edmond and Amanda continue with the ruse that is their marriage and even go to visit Edmond's father, who turns out to be a nasty person. Amanda demands that as a return favor,...

This volume of Chekhov stories offers a unique selection each touching upon fundamentally important subjects such as the purpose and value of life, what it takes to be human,...

Madeline Lagrange, granddaughter of the chairman of the “Lietzensee Dance Club” considers ballroom dancing merely a necessary cultural skill that she learns without...

Clara Amedroz is the only surviving child of the elderly squire of Belton Castle in Somersetshire. At twenty-five, she is old for an unmarried woman. Her father's income and...